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Dr. H«*lS«r 
IRSAC 
Uvira, Belgian Confio 
'Dear Dr. Marlicsrt 
Xou Bis^ hasr© heard i’roa Dr. Jadln or Dr. V-^.r'cs-ffiies'i-GrarKiJean that a 
si.mll pai’ty of k people ineludiiig jj^elef will be visiting the Belgian Co®®© 
ttiis April aM May, andm* the aaspiees of the SalthsoiiiaK Ir^titution to 
collect specdseiiS oi th© saaller .animal life o-f th© area, chiefly irtvert©*' 
bratc, sites, ticks, msi their plant and anliaal hosts, sliriaips end crabs, 
and other foras of ass^uatic a?d terrestrial life, shells, and soe© fishes 
as we have the opportunity to do so* 
If our present plans are carried torough, «e shO'iid arrive in Bvtkam. 
Jdxtut Ms^ 13, «id in Uvira about the loth or 1.9th. Our party will consist of 
of Or. BdMsMd. Baker, acarlogist with the U. S. Depsjrtaait of Agrieilture, 
Dr. Koy Lj'saas S&xton and his son as pfeQtagr®|3h©ra, aM siyself. Dr* Sexton 
hopes to keep a ptotof^rmhic t&mrd of our travels and colleetlng, and of p 
places, and people and the natives m ewwunter. For .my part th® Crustacea 
are toe main toingj and for Dr. Baker chiefly th® isltes affecting plajits, 
ttoJigh .he vjill »t be overlooking ttose parasitic on anlraals. 
Having heard of your l^iroblolofical stabton, however, I saa Bg?st 
anxious to .visit it aiid speirf two or three d^a ®>llecting in its vicinity. 
I hope I shall be fortuaafcs ^atough to at least to see If not collect som 
of the interestirc ersd.aulc shrMp.Jpportet.^ froa Tiingyiks despite o^ir alto- 
gether br iof visit. 
Official pemission for travel and callectinf , ar^ for oirr limited 
equipj»iit and lAotographic gear will be requested of the Belgian Oovern- 
ment ty the Sraithsoniaru 
Looking forward to seeing yo'^ before to very long, I m 
Sincerely yours. 
Waldo L. Stonitt 
Head Curator 
Dept, of Zoology 
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